Foot covering



E. A. WAGNER.

v FOOT COVERING. APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 2, I920.

Patented Dec. 5,1922.

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FOOT COVERING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1920.

Patented-Dec. 5, 1922.

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Application filed June 2,

'er'ings, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to footwear and more particularly to the class ofbaby shoes or bootees. 1

The primary object of the. invention is to provide, 'in a manner ashereinafter set forth, .a shoe of such class, having its body portionformed from a flat piece offlexible material'provided With aiconnectingextension and apair of independently operable forming lacings for;gathering the frontand rear terminals of the flatpiece of materialtogether to form a vamp and a back closed throughout,.eah of saidlacing-s being inde pendently adjustable to provide for a snug butcomfortable fitting of the shoe to the foot of the wearer, as ell asfurther pro-*1 riding a shoe'having a neat andattractive appearance whenworn.

,Another object of the invention is the provision of a shoe of thischaracter, wherein the foot of'the wearer'can be readily insertedtherein and removed therefrom, and when worn cc nnot be kicked off orlost'from the foot. c A. further object of the invention is theprovision of a shoe of this character, Where in a tongue is mountedinthe forepart there of and is attached in a novel manner, so as tocompletely close the shoe at said forepart, irrespective'of theadjustment of its toe end and particularly when the latter is properly,

shaped on the adjustmentthereof.,

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a shoeof'this character, wherein minimum labor is required. in the makingthereof, the shoe when completed being neat and attractive inappearance, serviceable, comfortable when worn, and in expensive, tomanufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures thereof, combination of elements and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying1920. Serial N0.,386,016.

drawings, and pointed out in the claims appended hereto. v y In theaccompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe 1constructed inaccordance withtheinven- 1011. t i

FigureiQ is a rear elevation thereof. ,Figure 3 is a plan view of theblank from whichthe shoe is made. Y a Figure, 4: is a top plan view withthe upper of the, shoe open showing in detail the toe and heelportions.v Figureb is a sectional view on the 5-5ofFigure 4c. 7 1' aSimilar-reference characters indicate cor-, responding parts throughoutthe several views in the drawing. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail:

A shoe, in accordance withthis invention, comprisesa body portion 5,formedfrom-a flat piece of flexible material, preferably leather, toprovide when the shoe is set up,

line

. a continuous sole andheel portion 6, 7, re

adjustable back 110: including a vertical tongue 15, which closes theback throughout, The forward terminal of the flat body 5, is providedwith a series .of eyelets 19, and the rear terminal portion of said flatbody 5, is formed with a series of eyelets 12. vCarried by the forwardterminal of the flat body 5, and extendin through the eyelets- 19, isfiaprimary forming lacing 20, and eX- tcnded through the eyelets 12 is asecondary forming lacing 13. The lacings .20 and 113 are independent ofeach other and the former is employed to setup when the terminalsthereof are secured together, the gathcred vamp 18. The lacing 13,employed the wearer the lacing 20 being adjusted for this purpose andupon drawing upon the same, the vamp extension 8 is formed to thedesired comfort of the wearer about the toe portion of the foot.

Arranged to be carried by the primary lacing 2O interiorly of the shoeis a front tongue 21, the same being provided with suitable holes oreyelets 22 to receivethe lacing 20, which is trained through said holesor eyelets and in this manner the tongue 21 will be carried in the shoeto completely close the forepart thereof be tween the adjustable vampextension 8 and the front closure flap 1?.

The interior of the shoe may be constructed with a lining, while thecontinuous sole and heel 6 and 7 may have adapted thereto a separateouter sole and heel. The edges of the vamp extension 8 and the upper 9may be reinforced through the medium of a suitable binding or said edgeout to ornament the same. It found desirable an inner sole may bearranged within the shoe.

It will be clearly apparent that the shoe can be adjusted by thelacings-13 and 20 at both the heel and forepartso that the shoe can besnugly fitted upon the foot of the wearer to assure comfort and therebyenabling the shoe to be fitted to various sizes of feet.

The shoe sole 6, heel 7,-vamp extension 8 and upper 9 with theadjustable back 10, is made from the blank 28, and by the loosening ofthe lacings 13 and 20, at the heel and forepart of said shoe the samecan be brought to a substantially flattened condition, it being readilyobvious that the shoe can be easily applied to and removed from the footof the wearer and on the fastening of the shoe upon the latter, itcannot be kicked off or lost.

From the foregoing, it thought that the construction of the baby shoe orbootee will be clearly understood and that the ad- ,eeaora vantagesthereof will be obvious, a more extended explanation omitted.

What is claimed is:

1. A shoe of the class described comprising a flat piece of flexiblematerialhaving its forward terminal portion formed with a series ofeyelets, a primary lacing extended through said eyelets and having itsends se cured together thereby forming the forward terminal portion ofsaid piece into a gathered vamp extending over and projecting rearwardlyfrom the toes of the wearer, said piece having the rear terminal portionthereof provided at opposite sides with. eyelets, and a secondary lacingindependent of the primary lacing and extending through said reareyelets and having its ends secured to-- gether thereby forming the rearterminal portions of said piece into a verticallydis posed gatheredintegral back including vert1caltongue,said tongue closing througlr outsaid back, the latter being arranged in- I wardly of the secondarylacing.

Ashoe of the class described comprislets and having its ends securedtogether thereby forming the rear terminal portions of said piece into avertically disposed gathered integral back includinga vertical tongue,said tongue closing throughout said back, the latter being arrangedinwardly of they secondary lacing, an extension carried by one side ofsaid piece and positioned rearwardly with respect to said front eyeletsand projecting over the instep of the wearer and having meansindependent of either lacing for connecting it to the other side of saidpiece rearwardly of the front eyelets to secure the shoe on and aroundthe anl-Ilof the wearer.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto. p v

ERNEST A. WAGNER

